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Britain's defeat of France leads to their power in America being at it's height.

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Britain places a tax on sugar and molasses, cutting America's profit from the triangular trade

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The quartering act forced colonists to let British soldiers stay in their homes, and the Stamp Act made it so stamps had to be placed on all official documents, and the stamps had to be purchased from Britain.

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The Townshend acts were taxes on imported goods. Americans boycotted British goods in protest.

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Rioters got into a street fight with British soldiers. The soldiers fired, leading to the death of 5 colonists

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Parliament believed that if they made the tax on tea cheaper than smuggled tea, colonists would buy it and acknowledge Britain's right to tax them. They were very wrong.

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Colonists disguised as Native Americans and raided British ships, dumping all their tea into Boston Harbor.

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Britain would pass several laws because of the Boston Tea Party.Examples including closing Boston Harbor and effectively turning the governor of Massachusetts into a dictator.

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September 5 - October 26, 1774: First Continental Congress

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September 5 - October 26, 1774: First Continental Congress

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The colonies voted to cut off trade with Britain unless they abolish the Intolerable Acts.

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April 18, 1775: Battle of Lexington and Concord

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April 18, 1775: Battle of Lexington and Concord

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Parliament declared Massachusetts in rebellion, and a fight over weapons happened in the towns of Lexington and Concord, leading to the official start of the war.

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July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence

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July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence

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Second Continental Congress signs Declaration of Independence.